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月 yuè moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
月份 yuè fèn month
本月 běn yuè this month / the current month
每月 měi yuè each month
五月 Wǔ yuè May / fifth month (of the lunar year)
三月 Sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year)
四月 Sì yuè April / fourth month (of the lunar year)
一月 Yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year)
七月 Qī yuè July / seventh month (of the lunar year)
十月 Shí yuè October / tenth month (of the lunar year)
六月 Liù yuè June / sixth month (of the lunar year)
九月 Jiǔ yuè September / ninth month (of the lunar year)
一号 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
八月 Bā yuè August / eighth month (of the lunar year)
二月 Er4 yuè February / second month (of the lunar year)
中旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month
十二月 Shí èr yuè December / twelfth month (of the lunar year)
十一月 Shí yī yuè November / eleventh month (of the lunar year)
初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school
日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood
月底 yuè dǐ end of the month
中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
下旬 xià xún last third of the month
下月 xià yuè next month
初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year
二号 èr hào 2nd day of the month
当月 dàng yuè the same month
当月 dāng yuè on that month
上月 shàng yuè last month
上个月 shàng gè yuè last month
中秋节 Zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
上旬 shàng xún first third of a month
六号 liù hào 6th day of the month
元月 Yuán yuè first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
这个月 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month
月月 yuè yuè every month
下个月 xià gè yuè next month
元宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings
五号 wǔ hào the fifth / fifth day of a month
满月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday
元宵节 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
七夕 Qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 / are allowed their annual meeting
重阳 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn
腊月 Là yuè twelfth lunar month
月末 yuè mò end of month / late in the month
十三日 shí sān rì thirteenth day of a month
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° / (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-
初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
九月份 jiǔ yuè fèn September / ninth month
单月 dān yuè monthly / in a single month
重阳节 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
地漏 dì lòu drain / underground drainpipe / floor gutter / 25th of 2nd lunar month
仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer
日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month
生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
坐月子 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
正 zhēng first month of the lunar year
月半 yuè bàn 15th of the month
半月刊 bàn yuè kān fortnightly / twice a month
月嫂 yuè sǎo woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
大月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days
仲秋 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar
闰月 rùn yuè intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month
大建 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4]
灯节 dēng jié the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)
闰年 rùn nián leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
七夕节 Qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting
望 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]
腊八粥 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
小建 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
望日 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month
号 hào ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
朔望 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month
底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4])
朔月 shuò yuè new moon / first day of the lunar month
中元节 Zhōng yuán jié Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
冬月 Dōng yuè eleventh lunar month
朔日 shuò rì first day of the lunar month
古尔邦节 Gǔ ěr bāng jié Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
午 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° / (south)
申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
季 jì season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers / classifier for seasonal crop yields
腊 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month
孟 mèng first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers
仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers
辰 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
晦 huì (bound form) last day of a lunar month / (bound form) dark / gloomy / (literary) night
朔 shuò beginning / first day of lunar month / north
亥 hài 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
酉 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° / (west)
戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
闰 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
铣 xiǎn shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
整年累月 zhěng nián lěi yuè month after month, year after year / year in, year out
旬输月送 xún shū yuè sòng pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands
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